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1 Wanderdown Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BT

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Wanderdown Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Wanderdown Road is a detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 160 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 38 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 20.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £650,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Wanderdown Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Wanderdown Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 1 Wanderdown Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

3 applications on record at 1 Wanderdown Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BT

3decisions1extensions189documents7nearby
  1. Nov 2020
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension and revised fenestration.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2020/02908
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Demolition And RebuildDecision
  4. Demolition And RebuildDecision

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  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
  • The 189 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£785,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£650,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 September 2020Most recent

    £650,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BT: £708,000 (2024–2024).

On the street

Versus other Wanderdown Road homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Wanderdown Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,063

Street avg £4,193

On par

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Wanderdown Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£734k

1 Chailey Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GH

£860k

1 Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GT

3 bed
£686k

1 Burnes Vale, Rottingdean

BN2 7DW

3 bed
£660k

1 Eley Crescent, Rottingdean

BN2 7FE

3 bed
£654k

1 Byre Cottages, Ovingdean Road, Ovingdean

BN2 7BB

£636k

1 Dower Close, Ovingdean

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3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Full Brighton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ovingdean Stores — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Longhill High School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 7BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 7BT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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